As taken from Wikipedia, and which I checked out elsewhere, the first instance of this term is the title of a Jazz song from 1926 by Bennie Moten. Beyond that, it's a term that's only been given real meaning by the movie Lucky Number Slevin, in which it's used to refer to a kind of con game. Specifically a con in which a combination of distraction and subterfuge cause the mark to turn their attention away from the plot which proceeds in the opposite direction. The term itself is weighted with football, gambling, and other innuendo but since it didn't exist as a phrase until that movie was released, you could read that subtext into it or not. At it's simplest, a good head fake in sports is a Kansas City Shuffle. At a more complex level an army massing battalions of tanks on one front to occupy enemy attention and draw them out of fortified positions while in reality a naval attack ensues instead would also be a Kansas City Shuffle. In short, it's a cute name for a kind of misdirection.
"They look right... and you look left." Lucky Number Slevin's simplest definition of a Kansas City Shuffle delivered by Bruce Willis
There is anecdotal evidence that a football play was called a Kansas City Shuffle. (Note: a shuffle is a type of play)
"Your shoelaces are untied" (followed by tweaking the victims nose) "Now that my friend, is the old Kansas City Shuffle."
There is anecdotal evidence that a football play was called a Kansas City Shuffle. (Note: a shuffle is a type of play)
"Your shoelaces are untied" (followed by tweaking the victims nose) "Now that my friend, is the old Kansas City Shuffle."
by Stephen Daedalus November 07, 2006
The five-knuckle-shuffle is another term for how a guy masturbates, Jerks off, gets his jollies, and says hello to his little friend.
by T. J. May 23, 2003
yo serious, does anyone realize one of john cena's moves really means he's getting off on some guys head
by Shit-face June 30, 2008
When you’re taking a nasty shit and have to throw up at the same time, the ensuing scramble around the toilet is referred to as the “New Jersey Shuffle”. The act requires one to dismount the toilet without flushing to throw up while looking at one's own shit. The name comes from the fact that this act is almost as nasty as the state of New Jersey.
by Phantom crapper December 05, 2009
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by Anonymous November 06, 2003
Jimmy- yo carl I need a shuffle wuffle
Carl-but your mom can give you one
Jimmy- you do a better job
Carl-fine
Jimmy- *moaning noises*
Jimmy-*cums*
Carl-but your mom can give you one
Jimmy- you do a better job
Carl-fine
Jimmy- *moaning noises*
Jimmy-*cums*
by Clash is gay September 14, 2020